Explore Corfu through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Corfu in a sentence
Corfu meaning
- An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)).
- The capital of Corfu.
Using Corfu
- The main meaning on this page is: An island of Greece, one of the Ionian Islands. The ancient name is Corcyra (Κόρκῡρα (Kórkūra), more often Κέρκῡρα (Kérkūra)), in Modern Greek Kérkira (Κέρκυρα (Kérkyra)). | The capital of Corfu.
- In the example corpus, corfu often appears in combinations such as: of corfu, in corfu, to corfu.
Context around Corfu
- Average sentence length in these examples: 26 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Corfu
- In this selection, "corfu" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, north, town, castle, giorgos, serves and off stand out and add context to how "corfu" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bradford to corfu on the and athens and corfu in the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "corfu" sits close to words such as accrington, airfoil and airstrip, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with corfu
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Corfu serves as the perfect base for exploring the surrounding Islands. (11 words)
Mental health worker Elisha Mullaney had booked a flight to Corfu with Jet2. (13 words)
The woman, who worked for Surrey Police, died on the island of Corfu. (13 words)
While Miara remembers “doing a test poll on Instagram” when travel restrictions were easing in 2021 to see who would attend a retreat with her as the organiser, after she had been bombarded with requests for travel tips for Corfu. (40 words)
Detail of the south wing of the entrance at Kassiopi Castle View of Kasiopi village from the castle Corfu's urban architecture differs from that of other major Greek cities, because of Corfu's unique history. (36 words)
Authorities said that the body of a 55-year-old from Floral Park, New York, who had been missing on the small island of Mathraki near Corfu since Tuesday, was found on a beach Sunday. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Theofanis Skembris, deputy mayor of North Corfu, said he believes "everything will be over soon" and the mayor of North Corfu, Giorgos Mahimaris, has alleged that these fires were a result of arson.
Corfu in popular culture Street of Lefkimmi town Corfu is one of the locations in the legend of Simon and Milo, where Simon falls in love temporarily.
Detail of the south wing of the entrance at Kassiopi Castle View of Kasiopi village from the castle Corfu's urban architecture differs from that of other major Greek cities, because of Corfu's unique history.
Subsequently they landed on Corfu's southeast shore and established a large beachhead all the way from the southern tip of the island at Lefkimi to Ipsos in Corfu's eastern midsection.
A company spokeswoman said: "We'd like to apologise to Mr and Mrs Wilson for the disruption to their flight from Leeds Bradford to Corfu on the 14th July.
Amanda Holden dazzled as she holidayed in Corfu with her two daughters (Image: instagram.
Corfu serves as the perfect base for exploring the surrounding Islands.
In addition, Marella Cruise will operate as planned in Corfu on Friday the 28th of July 2023.
Instead, they will head home to Europe May 31 to retire on the island of Corfu, off Greece’s northwest coast.
In the case of Corfu, they said the fire was “moving southeast on a broad front” and added that private vessels were on standby to pick up evacuees.
Mental health worker Elisha Mullaney had booked a flight to Corfu with Jet2.
My Big Fat Greek Weddingfilmed on location in Athens and Corfu in the summer of 2022, with Vardalos pulling triple duty as star, screenwriter and now director.
Syntagma Square is the central square of Athens and the second largest in Greece, after Spianada Square in Corfu, and is included in the list of the 100 largest squares in the world.
The woman, who worked for Surrey Police, died on the island of Corfu.
Today, it shares this contested designation with Pontikonisi, or Mouse Island, on the eastern side of Corfu — with the actual roots of the myth being lost in the mists of time.
TUI said: “We’d like to apologise to Mr and Mrs Wilson for the disruption to their flight from Leeds Bradford to Corfu on the 14th July.
While Miara remembers “doing a test poll on Instagram” when travel restrictions were easing in 2021 to see who would attend a retreat with her as the organiser, after she had been bombarded with requests for travel tips for Corfu.
A five-star resort without compare, this all-inclusive hotel on the island of Corfu has its very own 600m-long stretch of Blue Flag beach set on the Ionian coast.
Authorities said that the body of a 55-year-old from Floral Park, New York, who had been missing on the small island of Mathraki near Corfu since Tuesday, was found on a beach Sunday.
College student Elliot Peacock travelled to Corfu for the World Kettlebell Weightlifting Championships winning gold in the jerk and long cycle categories.
Common combinations with corfu
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- of corfu 15×
- in corfu 10×
- to corfu 8×
- corfu is 7×
- and corfu 7×
- corfu with 5×
- corfu and 5×
- corfu on 4×
- corfu town 4×
- corfu in 3×